Apollo 100-"Joy"

There is at least a 2nd 45rpm pressing of this out there where the label doesn't specify whether the record is mono or stereo.

I had both at one point but ended up keeping only the one with the label stating stereo, with a square box around the word stereo (i found a copy on ebay that looks just like it, as well as one that says stereo with no box around it). I see one on ebay with no mono/stereo mention on the label that is a Canadian pressing, but both of the copies i once had were US pressings.

From what I can remember, they also had different matrix writing in the trail out, i believe the stereo version says stereo in the trail out while the other version either didn't mention anything extra or said mono. Without having that copy anymore I can't confirm anything.

More and more i keep wishing i had kept all of my 45s from when i was younger, which was a lot more recently than most people on this board.

Edited by TomDiehl1

If you're talking about WABCRADIO77's video of the "Joy" 45, the lack of a fade-in is just because of the heavy audio compression he used on his videos. That keeps the output level relatively constant, but you can hear the surface noise gradually reduce as the audio on the record fades in.

There is still somewhat of a fade-in but not as much as
those on CD.